Sudden onset breast swelling: An unusual presentation of ruptured prosthesis 10 years post-implantation

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 391-393

  Tatla, T ^a   Ho Asjoe, M ^b   Shibu, M ^c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast implants; Postoperative complications; Silicone gel

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; POLYURETHAN; SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MATERIAL COATING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SEROMA;

EID: 22344454392     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-004-0694-y     Document Type: Article

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